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All the gilt patterns I've seen on the Sherdley/ Ravenhead glasses seem to be Ravenhead rather than Sherdley - ie 1964 or later. But that could just be when Ravenhead acquired the right machinery, or decided that was what the punter would go for.

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Gilt was applied to Chance items from 1950, but this was hand applied using a brush. The earliest Chance item with gilt applied was 1960 (Golden Lagoon), but none of the Royal crests used gilt for the 1953 Coronation.

I do have a Johnson Matthey advert somewhere advertising gilt, but haven't tracked it down so far. Not conclusive as it may have been developed much earlier.